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American Hegemony after the Great Recession

A Transformation in World Order

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • The author was selected for the Identity Politics in American Elections program through the American Embassy, which saw him covering the 2016 U.S. election
  • Compares U.S. and Chinese versions of hegemony, finding that U.S. is now a threat to its own hengemonic systems
  • Also includes analysis of European sovereign debt crisis
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. An American Crisis; A Global Recession

    • Brandon Tozzo
    Pages 1-12
  3. The Neoliberal Orthodoxy 1979–2000

    • Brandon Tozzo
    Pages 43-63
  4. A Crisis in the European Union

    • Brandon Tozzo
    Pages 65-78
  5. The Coming Global Crisis

    • Brandon Tozzo
    Pages 127-134
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 135-155

About this book

This book traces America's rise as a hegemon of the capitalist system, arguing that the greatest threat to global economic stability is America's polarized and ineffectual political system rather than foreign competition from China and the European Union. The author points to China’s considerable demographic problem, which will likely undermine its economic potential. Furthermore, the sovereign debt crisis in Europe – which has left the continent politically fragmented by an institutional malaise – is evidence of the United States’ continued status as the world’s most successful nation. Tozzo posits that, due to factors such as its initial response to the financial crisis, the near failure of its banking system, the catastrophe of the debt ceiling crisis, and the election of Donald Trump as president, the greatest threat to American hegemony is America itself.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Trent University, Peterborough, Canada

    Brandon Tozzo

About the author

Brandon Tozzo is Lecturer at Trent University, Canada, where he teaches methodology, US politics and International Relations. Further to this, he is a consultant for several media outlets in Canada, including CBC, CTV and Global Television. 

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eBook USD 49.99
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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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